Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and ...

Flour is already fortified with calcium, niacin, thiamine and iron to improve public health. The move to include folic acid ...

A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...

Folic acid is a synthetic form of vitamin B9 and is also known as folate. It helps the body produce healthy red blood cells ...

UK mandates folic acid fortification in non-wholemeal flour by 2026, aiming to prevent 200 birth defects annually such as ...

Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate that's added to some foods to fortify them, such as breads and cereals. Folate deficiency occurs when you have very low amounts of vitamin B9 in your body.

The government announced new measures this week, to help prevent conditions including spina bifida by adding folic acid to ...

Around 200 cases of brain and spine defects in babies every year could be prevented by fortifying non-wholemeal wheat flour ...

Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of neural tube defects, which can cause a large number of serious and debilitating conditions to babies in the womb, including spina bifida. Flour is ...

The UK government is to press ahead with adding folic acid to flour to try to prevent hundreds of babies each year from being born with neural tube defects. Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of ...

Folic acid fortification will be introduced in the UK to help reduce the number of life-threatening birth defects in babies ...